Cranial Nodular Fasciitis

A rare, rapid growing, non-encapsulated benign neoplasm that arises from the cranium. This is an osteolytic lesion. It is characterized by the presence of non-hyperchromatic spindle-shaped fibroblasts, multinucleated osteoclast-like giant cells, chronic inflammatory infiltrate, red blood cell extravasation, and high mitotic activity, in a storiform growth pattern. (NCI Thesaurus)

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Cranial Nerve Neoplasm

Abnormal growth of the cells that comprise the cranial nerves.

Cranial Nerve Injury

Injury to, or disease of, the cranial nerve

Cranial Nerve Infection

An infectious process affecting a cranial nerve.

Cranial Nerve Disorder

A neoplastic or non-neoplastic disorder that affects one of the cranial nerves.

Cranial Nerve

Any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem.

Cranial Cavity

The atrium that is formed by the bones of the skull and containing the brain.